Aaron Shepard

Author · 37 books

Aaron Shepard is the author of many books, stories, and scripts for young people, as well as professional books and resources for writers and educators. He has also worked professionally in both storytelling and reader's theater, as a performer, director, and teacher trainer. Aaron's lively and meticulous retellings of folktales and other traditional literature have found homes with more than a dozen children's book publishers, large and small, and with the world's top children's literary magazines, winning him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. His extensive Web site, visited by thousands of teachers and librarians each week, is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater, while his stories and scripts have been featured in textbooks from publishers worldwide, including Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, SRA, The College Board, Pearson Education, National Geographic, Oxford University Press, Barron's, Hodder Education, and McGraw-Hill.

Series

Books

Aiming at Amazon

The New Business of Self Publishing, or How to Publish Your Books with Print on Demand and Online Book Marketing

2006

Christmas Truce

2014

Circles of Delight

Classic Carousels of San Francisco

2016

Forty Fortunes

A Tale of Iran

1999

From Word to Kindle

Self Publishing Your Kindle Book with Microsoft Word, or Tips on Formatting Your Document So Your Ebook Won't Look Terrible

2011

HTML Fixes for Kindle

Advanced Self Publishing for Kindle Books, or Tips on Tweaking Your App's HTML So Your Ebooks Look Their Best

2013

King o' the Cats

2004

Lady White Snake

A Tale From Chinese Opera

2001

Master Maid

A Tale of Norway

1997

Master Man

A Tall Tale of Nigeria

2000

One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes!

A Very Grimm Fairy Tale

2006

POD for Profit

More on the NEW Business of Self Publishing, or How to Publish Books with Print on Demand by Lightning Source

2010

Perfect Pages

Self Publishing with Microsoft Word, or How to Design and Format Your Books for Print on Demand

2006

Pictures on Kindle

Self Publishing Your Kindle Book with Photos, Art, or Graphics, or Tips on Formatting Your Ebook's Images to Make Them Look Great

2013

Quackling

A Feathered Fairy Tale

2018

Readers on Stage

Resources for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), with Tips, Scripts, and Worksheets, or How to Use Simple Children's Plays to Build Reading Fluency and Love of Literature

2004

Savitri

A Tale of Ancient India

1992

Stories on Stage

Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 15 Scripts from 15 Authors, Including Louis Sachar, Nancy Farmer, Russell Hoban, Wanda Gag, and Roald Dahl

1993